Super Chevy Show Denver 2006 - Mile-High Mayhem

Super Chevy Does Denver

It's tough trying to pick a favorite Super Chevy Show, because when you get right down to it, they're all a blast. In the eye of the beholder, there are factors that do make one show more enjoyable than another. Location is one dynamic, the quality and car count as another, and still another is the drag racing. For some, the show's proximity to home base may even be a factor. For me the Denver show at Bandimere Speedway came really close to surpassing the one at the New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire, as my favorite show.

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The quality of cars on hand was superb, the racing just plain awesome, and the venue, well, you couldn't ask for better. As usual, the event promoters AutoStar Productions and staff worked their collective butts off providing everyone with a memorable and enjoyable show. They've developed quite a stellar reputation for this over the years. I could babble on about the particulars, but as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, so I'm gonna close and serve you up the equivalent of about 40,000 of 'em. Take a look, enjoy, and start making plans to check out the Denver show next season. Believe me, you'll have a ball.

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Mike Rothwell's Wellington, Colorado-based bright red '66 Nova is a perfect example of the class of cool Super Chevys that participated in the car show.

Speaking of high class, how about Darren Maynard's awesome pearl orange '69. If this baby won't stop you in your tracks, then nothin' will.

Here's a cool B-body. Bill Frye's slammed, red '66 SS is right down my alley, and if I'd had two nickels to rub together, I might have made him an offer he couldn't refuse!

The street rod contingent was well represented in Denver, too. One stellar example was Lane and Pam Laugesen's beautiful '38 five-window coupe.

I'll be the first to admit that Vettes are not my favorite Super Chevy flavor, but Jason Purdum's eye-searing yellow '66 went a long way in changing that mindset for me. This car is so chock-full of cool mods and details that you could spend hours checking them all out.

Denver resident Dave Gonzales didn't have to travel very far to get to the show, but once he got there, all eyes were on his stunning '55 hardtop. This car is another fine specimen of the top-quality iron that's a staple at Super Chevy Shows.

Oooooh, V-8 Vegas are one of my favorites. Greg Boynton's '75 hatchback is one cool car, it makes me wish I'd had enough gumption to have dropped a small-block in the old man's '75 Vega wagon back when I was wrench-twistin' lad.

Take one look and it'll be no surprise that Patrick Wightman of Alba, New Mexico, won the Saturday Special American Colorscans Outstanding Graphics Award with his '55 Chevy. Pat doesn't baby that Delivery either. It's got more miles under its belt than most, some of 'em to rescue wayward rodders, too, right Pat?

I told 'em if they didn't quit washin' it so often, the darned thing would shrink!

Here's a pristine model of a stock First-Gen Camaro. Dave Crawley headed east from Grand Junction to show off his pride-and-joy, and we're glad he did.

There are always a plethora of vendors on hand showing off and selling their latest wares. One of the busiest (and most interesting) was the PROCHARGER RACING display. One of the vehicles they had was this awesome '56 supercharged, of course. Not only did the company's products only impress me, the many PROCHARGER-equipped cars at the Denver show did so, as well.

Greg Daniels muscular '68 Chevelle looks like it means business. If it goes as good as it looks, this baby could call the dragstrip home as easily as it does the car show.

One of the cool things about the way the Super Chevy Shows are setup is the separate show areas set aside for different models. Here's a portion of the Corvette area.

Greg Gonzales of Hudson, Colorado, took home the Best Chevelle award with this slick '66.

Chuck and Barbara Hawkins of Hollister, California, used this '57 Chevy to win the Saturday Special Outstanding Detail Award.

Jerod Marx of Aztec, New Mexico, took the ISCA (International Show Car Association) Pick of the Show with this '55 Chevy.

This '68 Camaro is the pride and joy of Terry Gard from La Mirada, California. This car won the Saturday Special Outstanding Street Award.

This '74 Vette, proudly owned by Chris Connoly of Brighton, Colorado, took the Best Pro Street/Engineered Award.

Super Chevy Shows are known for racin' as well as showin', and there were hundreds of racecars and trucks on hand to give everyone a great weekend worth of racing. We caught Bob "Halvey" Halverson's '57 pickup standin' still, so we snapped a shot of it while we could.

At a mile-high, Bandimere Speedway is one of the neatest dragstrips I've ever had the opportunity to visit. Watching the racers perform as they did in this thin mountain air was amazing.

Wayne Torkelson marched closer to the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels Nitro Coupe Challenge World Championship with a win at Bandimere.

There's nothing like heads-up racing to get your blood flowin'. The weekend was a non-stop drag-fest, and the fans loved every second of it.

Fran Peppler and Rock 'n' Roll Thunder upheld the ladies' honor with low ET and top speed among the four jets at Bandimere.

We were lucky enough to be down by the track when Kevin Guthrie's '62 made a pass. It's still hard to believe that this monster is so fast. I'm gonna have to check out one of them PROCHARGER's myself.

No, Super Chevy Shows are not going to the dogs; the dogs are going to Super Chevy Shows!

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